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Gun Control Reform Activism

GenXer47

(1,204 posts) Fri Jan 6, 2023, 02:19 PM Jan 2023

Maryland student to face no charges after bringing handgun, ammunition to school

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3802568-maryland-student-to-face-no-charges-after-bringing-handgun-ammunition-to-school/

This is why we need laws pinning gun responsibility on parents. In the Deerfield shooting case, the DA is trying to prosecute the father who cosigned for the guns, but this will be tough since the shooter was over 18. In this Maryland case, I just don't see how NOBODY gets in trouble for this. If a kid is just a kid, then his parents have 100% of the blame.

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Maryland student to face no charges after bringing handgun, ammunition to school (Original Post) GenXer47 Jan 2023 OP

No harm, no foul bucolic_frolic Jan 2023 #1

so is russian roulette 5/6 of the time GenXer47 Jan 2023 #2

They're all law abiding gun owners until the bullets start tearing the flesh of the innocent... Salviati Jan 2023 #3

bucolic_frolic

(46,970 posts)

1. No harm, no foul

Reply to GenXer47 (Original post)

Fri Jan 6, 2023, 02:25 PM

Jan 2023

GenXer47

(1,204 posts)

2. so is russian roulette 5/6 of the time

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 6, 2023, 02:33 PM

Jan 2023

but nobody thinks it's a safe game to play.
Caution, safety and good sense do not boil down to something as simple as "no harm, no foul" and it's frankly abusive to children and their parents to even suggest such a thing.
And it follows from your logic that a kid has to be shot first, before anything can be done. That's insane.

Salviati

(6,037 posts)

3. They're all law abiding gun owners until the bullets start tearing the flesh of the innocent...

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 6, 2023, 02:59 PM

Jan 2023

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